Granitesilber Convertible: kinda ashy, kinda classy

[PaladinReed]

PR, great job! Question: How long do you soak the ww reservoir in bleach for?

Hey man, how's it going? Still have yet to meet one another, and Springfield is so small!

I simply hit that thing with a nasty concoction of purple power and bleach, shook it around and scrubbed it with bleach and soapy water. Cleaned up so well!

[PaladinReed]

A bit of parts porn.







Got a bit done last night.

Tie rods assembled and mounted to approximate alignment. Boots and clamps installed.
exhaust manifold gaskets and new copper bolts
rear swaybar endlinks mounted/cleaned up hardware
painted misc hardware for remounting
further cleaned subframe and underbody
new ICV hose installed
swapped out old cracked 'iS' lip for minty new 'i' lip



Everything will all be coming together by this weekend if everything goes to plan.

And as a final note, here is a peek at my next project...







After sitting in a field for 10 years the interior was inhabited only by mold and mice. A nice combination of occupants.



My dad's beat to shit '65 GMC quarter ton work truck. Converted Chevy 350 and 4 speed manual.

It's gonna get a gas tank and an engine and be abused like it should hauling parts for me :D

[LuckyHenriksen]

Love the GMC. I have had a couple of those. Great work on the convertible!

[rturbo 930]

I'd love to have that GMC. It reminds me of my dad's '67 GMC. His was a farm truck, looks like yours led a similar life. Keep the patina!

Oh, and I guess the vert is pretty clean, haha, but really, looks like you're taking it in the right direction.

[bmw325csi]

That GT clubsport looks familiar. One of my favorite wheels I've ever ran in my e30. The size is perfect and looks oem.

[lambo]

I love the color of your cabrio!!

[Nick_S]

Coming along quite nicely!! Keep it up!

[Cha Ching]

Hey man, how's it going? Still have yet to meet one another, and Springfield is so small!

PR, tell me about it!! I'm jonesing for some e30 comraderie out here! My M-Tech will love me for it! Let me know if you need a hand, I'm always willing to turn a wrench or two. BTW, you are right, you need to get that concrete laid quick!

[kingston]

Paladin, the Vert looks great, man, and I LOVE granitesilber!

87K miles? Good Lord.

I wish I could let me cars go more easily. I just build up too much of an attachment to them...

[PaladinReed]

Who wants to play 'I spy'?

[N2MYE30]

I spy a ladder! :pimp:

[warshark6]

I spy

I spy two piece bbs

[kingston]

Hot dawg!!

[PaladinReed]

Continuing..

cleaned up and painted the housings a couple of days ago



Further coming together.





One insert in





Oh. And these :D



Until I re-lip them they will be run like this. 15x6.5 195/50/15 w/ 20mm spacers. final offset 13



Once again, thanks for looking. Might have a final assembly update tonight.

[bmw325csi]

I love RM's although I wish they came a bit wider in their stock form but thats the beauty of 2 piece wheels i guess.

Your car looks great so far, I love rare color verts.